by word of mouth
英 [baɪ wɜːd ɒv maʊθ]
美 [baɪ wɜːrd əv maʊθ]
网络 口头; 口口相传; 口头的; 口碑遂不胫而走
英英释义
adv
- by spoken rather than written means
- these stories were transmitted by word of mouth
- orally
- I heard it viva voce
双语例句
- All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.
所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。 - That story isn't true, of course; it's an urban legend, circulating by word of mouth since the1970s.
当然，这故事不是真的，这是一个都市传传说，从二十世纪七十年代口口相传至今。 - I have only heard that I got the job by word of mouth. I am still waiting for written confirmation.
我仅仅是听说我得到了这个职位。我还在等待书面确认。 - He agreed by word of mouth.
他口头上同意了。 - He declared a much greater willingness to make mean concessions by word of mouth than on paper.
比起书面表达来，他更愿意用口头语言来表达这种使他感觉不好意思的让步。 - My products aren't based on advertising hype, they sell by word of mouth.
我的产品销售靠的不是天花乱坠的广告宣传，而是良好的口碑。 - Only by word of mouth, from mind to mind, could they pass on the secret.
他们只有靠用嘴巴才能把他们头脑中的秘密传来传去。 - The paper said the rumor first circulated online and spread to rural areas by word of mouth.
该报说谣言首先在网上散布，然后通过口口相传扩散到农村。 - Folklore is oral; that is, it passes by word of mouth from one person to another and from one generation to the next.
说民俗具有口头性，是因为它是经口头的形式从这人到那人，从这一代到下一代传承下来的。 - We may call God's word transmitted by word of mouth fluid revelations, and the record made by Moses solid revelations.
对用口授方式传达上帝的话，我们可谓之流体启示，而对那由摩西写的记录，叫做固体启示。